Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 9-10, 2023
Welcome to our May 9-10, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,487 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions, including graded items, Plate Blocks, and modern errors. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries, Asia and the rest of the world. There is a splendid collection of Egypt and Orient Zeppelin flights, featuring three of the four known Suez dispatches, plus other rarities. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a respected postal historian and Secretary to the Chairman of the Expert Committee at the New York Philatelic Foundation from 1988-2018. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #662 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LABUAN 1894 5c green & black, block of six, imperf. between (three horizontal pairs), n.h., slight natural gum offsets, fine-v.f., pencil signed Sismondo, with his 2000 certificate. Only ten pairs imperf. between are known to exist (apparently missing from the Royal collection), this is the only surviving large multiple (catalogued as three hinged pairs)  **Catalog #SG 65ab Catalog Value £4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #663 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LABUAN 1897-1901 four complete sheets of 100, including 4c ochre, 6c brown lake, 8c vermilion and 2c black, different perforations, plate flaws and minor varieties throughout, excellent study material, all n.h., folded between stamps, perf. separations, occasional faint toned spots, fine-v.f., unusual holding (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #SG 91c,93,94c,111 Catalog Value £3,435 | Price Realized $450.00 |
